Assisi, Italy
Opening Prayer In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame, in your righteousness deliver me! -Psalm 31:1 (silent reflection) Prayer of the Bible Like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and by his wounds we are healed. -Isaiah 53:2-5 (Free expression of praise and thanksgiving to God) Confession of Sin Jesus, You are the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world -John 1:29 (Time of silence for confession of sin) The Words of Jesus “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” -John 18:33-37 (Think deeply on these life-giving words of Jesus) Prayers for Ourselves and Others Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. -Psalm 105:4 (Time to bring before God our own needs and the needs of others) Closing Prayer To Him who loves us and freed us form our sins by His blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father. To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen -Revelation 1:5,6 
Gozo, Malta
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